Trojans Make East Coast Swing in League Play

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy soccer team ventures east to face Coastal Carolina on Friday and Appalachian State on Sunday.

The Trojans (3-6-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) split a pair of matches to start Sun Belt Conference play last weekend. Troy defeated ULM 2-0 before falling 4-1 at Arkansas State; Mecca Cobbin, Lauren Aldrich and Kate Lorenz all found the back of the net over the weekend. The Trojans fell behind 2-0 in the first half at ASU producing just three shots, but came just inches from leveling the game late. Lorenz scored off a cross from Julia Winter in the 71^st minute to pump life back into the team. Just over 10 minutes later, Winter looked to have tied the game, but her goal was waved off by an offside call. The Red Wolves tacked on a pair of goals in the final five minutes as the Trojans pushed players forward looking for the equalizer.

As a team, the Trojans are tied for the league lead with 17 goals scored but are bottom of the group with 20 allowed.

HOW TO FOLLOW (Coastal Carolina)
Date: Friday, Sept. 22
Kickoff: 5 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: GoCCUSports.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC

HOW TO FOLLOW (Appalachian State)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 24
Kickoff: 12 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: AppStateSports.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC

SERIES INFO (Coastal Carolina)
Overall Series: CCU leads 1-0
            At Troy: CCU leads 1-0
            At Conway: 0-0
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 14, 2016 – CCU won, 2-0 (in Troy, Ala.)

SERIES INFO (Appalachian State)
Overall Series: Troy leads 2-1
            At Troy: Troy leads 2-0
            At Boone: APP leads 1-0
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 16, 2016 – Troy won 3-0 (in Troy, Ala.)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT (Coastal Carolina)
Led by goalkeeper and Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week Rylee Atteberry, Coastal Carolina is off to a 1-1 start in league play including a 1-0 victory over Texas State. The Chanticleers have struggled offensively and are tied for eighth in the conference with just six goals on the season, but have been solid on the defensive side allowing five goals. CCU advanced to the SBC Tournament championship game last season before falling to South Alabama.

ABOUTH THE OPPONENT (Appalachian State)
Appalachian State also started Sun Belt play 1-1 with a 2-1 victory over Georgia State. The Mountaineers are middle of the pack offensively wit 10 goals scored while the team has allowed 17 on the year.

NOTEWORTHY
• With a win, Mikki Lewis will become the school's all-time winningest goalkeeper with 36 career victories.

• 12 different players have scored the Trojans' 17 goals this season.

• Haley Roberson has played the full match in six consecutive games and leads the league with five assists.

Trojans Make East Coast Swing in League Play

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Aldrich

Mecca Cobbin

Mikki Lewis

Kate Lorenz

Haley Roberson

Julia Winter

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